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Top Myths Pre-Meds Believe

Let's be real. The path to becoming a doctor is anything but straight forward. But there are some long-held truths many applicants believe that are not grounded in reality. Here are 10 myths (and 6 truths) about applying to medical school

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP About the Process, Student Life Leave a comment June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 11 Minutes

Rounding myself out

While I haven't been able to rotate in PM&R, I've had many experiences in the last year similar to that field. With all of those together, I feel I can make a good decision to pursue physiatry in the upcoming Match cycle.

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP About the Process, Student Life 1 Comment June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 5 Minutes

One Strange Year

2020 has been a strange year, but for medical students, it brings unique challenges. And no, many of us are not okay.

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP About the Process, Student Life 3 Comments May 31, 2020June 5, 2020 6 Minutes

Medical Statistics 3

In the third iteration of medical statistics, we look at benefits and harms, and how clinicians can figure out risks and benefits of different treatments.

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP About the Process, Student Life 1 Comment May 30, 2020 5 Minutes

Happy EMS Week!

My time involved with EMS is almost over, but it's shaped me in ways I'll never fully appreciate. Here are 13 things I learned in my time in EMS.

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP About the Process, EMS, Student Life Leave a comment May 21, 2020 10 Minutes

Medical Statistics 2

In medicine, things aren't always perfect. One example of this are the sensitivity and specificity of testing. Let's use math to figure out exactly what those terms mean!

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP Student Life, Uncategorized 2 Comments May 18, 2020 6 Minutes

Medical Statistics

People seem very concerned with medical statistics, though many people may not understand them. This episode: "Flattening the Curve"

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP Uncategorized 2 Comments May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 3 Minutes

Showing the cracks

We have a society where we read a 140-character tweet or headline, and base our policy, opinion, and activism on just that brief snippet of information. We must reject lazy activism and start doing our own research. That, I think, is one of the biggest "cracks" I've seen through much of this pandemic.

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP Uncategorized 1 Comment May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 4 Minutes

The hands of an artist

A poem for manual therapy

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP Uncategorized 1 Comment April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 1 Minute

Love in the time of COVID

What does a white coat and a medical student have in common? They're both expensive fomites.

Kyle Blomgren, DO, NRP Uncategorized 1 Comment March 20, 2020 2 Minutes

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